Growth and development are priorities in Louisville Metro Council's District 20 race

Benson, Cohen face off for council seat

9:03 PM,
Oct. 27, 2012

Written by

Patrick T. Sullivan
| The Courier-Journal

The two candidates vying for the Louisville Metro Council's District 20 seat say the area's major concerns relate to growth and development.

Republican incumbent Stuart Benson and Democratic challenger Joe Cohen agree that the district, which includes part of Jeffersontown, Fisherville and part of Douglass Hills, is growing faster than any other area in Jefferson County.

But while Benson, 64, would like to continue accommodating the district's growth with improvements to roads and sewers, Cohen, 56, would like to craft a plan for what the district should look like in 25 years and work ...